Industrial Filtration, Separation & Dust Collection worked example

Mist Collector Load at 63% mist collector station uptime: a worked example

This worked example runs the mist collector load numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 63% mist collector station uptime instead of the typical 88%. Estimate accepted mist collector load capacity from load checks per cycle, available cycles, uptime, and first-pass yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Mist load batches verified per cycle: 2 checks / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Scheduled mist collector cycles: 35 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Mist collector station uptime: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)
  • First-pass mist capture yield: 93 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross mist collector load capacity = mist load checks per cycle × available mist collector cycles.
  • Accepted mist collector load capacity works out to 41.01 loads at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross mist collector load capacity works out to 70 loads at these inputs.
  • Mist collector station downtime loss works out to 25.9 loads at these inputs.
  • First-pass mist load yield loss works out to 3.09 loads at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where mist collector station uptime sits at 88% and the headline result is 57.29 loads, this scenario comes in 28.41% below the baseline at 41.01 loads.
  • Use it when validating whether one mist collector covers a machining cell, or sizing collection before adding spindles or coolant pressure. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Accepted mist collector load capacity: 41.01 loads (headline result)
  • Gross mist collector load capacity: 70 loads
  • Mist collector station downtime loss: 25.9 loads
  • First-pass mist load yield loss: 3.09 loads

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Mist Collector Load calculator, set mist collector station uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.